, 2025-04-25 14:43:00 Woebot Health, maker of an AI-powered mental health chatbot, sent an email to users announcing it is retiring its app as of June 30. Woebot’s nonprescription digital mental health tool includes content specific to teens, including media literacy, bullying in school settings, and body image and psychoeducation. According to Behavioral Health Business,…
Justin Cooper , 2025-04-25 15:18:00 April 25, 2025 3 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We were unable to process…
O. Rose Broderick , 2025-04-25 14:03:00 Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. STAT’s illustrious biotech podcast, “The Readout LOUD,” published its 350th episode on Thursday! If you’ve never listened, now’s the perfect time to tune in. Alison, Adam and Elaine sing at the…
, 2025-04-25 14:50:00 Credit: Jonathan Borba/Pexels The seasonal timing of when infants receive the new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunization is crucial for ensuring its effectiveness, according to Yale research published in JAMA Network Open. Nirsevimab is a seasonal immunization that targets RSV in infants. As a monoclonal antibody—a protein that can bind to a…
, 2025-04-25 14:10:00 Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a hereditary disease which, in addition to a high risk of bowel cancer, also a greatly increased risk of duodenal cancer. At present, the only treatment available is close endoscopic monitoring with removal of the precursors, known as polyps, although this is also associated with an increased…
, 2025-04-25 13:29:00 MADRID — Recent research on the progression and treatment of psychosis is prompting some experts to ask: Are substance-induced psychosis (SIP) and primary psychosis fundamentally different? And if they are, does it matter? Treatment of first-episode psychosis (FEP) in patients who also use cannabis is often a challenge because it is frequently…
Traci Sweet , 2025-04-25 13:10:00 Substance use disorder (SUD) remains a costly and dangerous public health challenge that affects over 48 million people in the US annually. High relapse rates, typically 40-60%, lead me to believe that we are not winning the war against drugs using traditional treatment methods like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for…
Michael McHale , 2025-04-25 07:30:00 Study finds that national policies fall short of addressing the complexities of geriatric oncology – often due to a lack of clinical trial data involving older patients Older adults are under-represented in cancer care guidelines across Europe, a new study has found. A scoping review of 187 health strategies across…
Isabella Hornick , 2025-04-25 11:43:00 April 25, 2025 3 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We were unable to process…
Ed Silverman , 2025-04-25 12:55:00 Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. The Belgian antitrust regulator sanctioned some of the largest purveyors of over-the-counter medicines — Haleon, Kenvue, and Boehringer Ingelheim — the equivalent of $12.8 million for engaging in a long-running…
, 2025-04-25 11:50:00 Balanced goal- and space-referenced spatial coding in a familiar environment. Credit: Qian, Li & Magee. (Nature Neuroscience, 2025). The mammalian brain is known to produce mental representations of the spatial environment, known as cognitive maps, that help humans and animals navigate their surroundings. A subpopulation of neurons in the CA1 area of…
, 2025-04-25 10:52:00 When the Trump administration cut more than $11 billion in covid-era funds to states in late March, addiction recovery programs suffered swift losses. An Indiana organization that employs people in recovery to help peers with substance use disorders and mental illness was forced to lay off three workers. A Texas digital support…
, 2025-04-25 12:00:00 TOPLINE: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) showed significantly lower muscle strength than matched healthy individuals, with women showing particularly worse nutritional status in terms of fat-free body mass and muscle mass and a higher incidence of sarcopenia. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a case-control study comparing the nutritional status of 80 adults with…
, 2025-04-25 06:23:00 Living with severe allergies is a daily struggle for millions, with the constant fear of a life-threatening reaction that could send them to the emergency room at any moment. However, a new experimental therapy that carefully increases daily peanut doses in people with severe allergies under close medical supervision is offering new…
Michael McHale , 2025-04-25 10:54:00 Children as young as ten accessing violent sexual content, AGM hears The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has warned that the introduction of regulation to safeguard children from increasingly extreme pornography is of critical societal importance, saying that children as young as ten are being exposed to violent and upsetting content…
Aneri Pattani , 2025-04-25 09:00:00 When the Trump administration cut more than $11 billion in covid-era funds to states in late March, addiction recovery programs suffered swift losses. An Indiana organization that employs people in recovery to help peers with substance use disorders and mental illness was forced to lay off three workers. A Texas…
Rob Volansky , 2025-04-25 09:30:00 April 25, 2025 11 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ” data-action=subscribe> Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later….
Jim Higgins , 2025-04-25 08:30:00 I was born with an inherited cancer syndrome, Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS). A mutation on my Tp53 cancer suppressor gene makes me susceptible to a host of cancers. Two of my daughters died of LFS-related cancers, as did my father and sister. People with LFS have an approximately 50% chance of developing some…
, 2025-04-25 09:30:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain According to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2025 Meeting, held April 24–28 in Honolulu, children treated with primary care telehealth visits were less likely to receive antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections than those examined in person. While providers prescribed 12% fewer antibiotics during…
, 2025-04-25 09:30:00 Bruker Corporation today announced the launch of the Beacon Discovery™ Optofluidic System at the upcoming American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2025. This new Beacon benchtop system offers an accessible entry point into live single-cell functional analysis. Beacon Discovery – an accessible, compact system for live single-cell functional analysis. Image Credit:…
, 2025-04-25 09:41:00 TOPLINE: Out of 97,132 children with cancer, 12.63% at the time diagnosis lived in neighborhoods that had high rates of poverty for the previous 30 years. These children faced a 26% and 15% higher risk for early death from cancer and overall cancer death, respectively, than those living in areas without prolonged…
, 2025-04-25 08:39:00 Many people believe they have time to quit smoking, heavy drinking, or other unhealthy habits, but new research suggests the damage may start much earlier than expected. Although it’s never too late to change, researchers now caution that these vices could begin affecting your health as early as 36. For those who…
Michael McHale , 2025-04-25 07:31:00 Motion says review should take into account ‘impacts of wider hospital functioning’ The HSE and Minister for Health should consider a ‘comprehensive review’ into plans to increase consultant staffing in hospitals at weekends, members of the Irish Medical Organisation will propose. With its AGM taking place this weekend, the IMO…
Sarah Kwon , 2025-04-25 09:00:00 For nearly three agonizing years, Mariah Freschi and her husband have been trying to have a second baby. The California mother recently underwent surgery to remove her blocked fallopian tubes, leaving in vitro fertilization as her only option to get pregnant. But the cost quoted by her Sacramento-area clinic was…
Philip A. Bain, MD, FACP , 2025-04-24 12:00:00 April 24, 2025 7 min read Clinical pearls for frontline PCPs Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on ….
Angus Chen, Usha Lee McFarling, Jonathan Wosen, and Megan Molteni , 2025-04-25 08:30:00 In October, at a private event for the Center for Renewing America, Russell Vought, the conservative think tank’s leader who now leads President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget, laid out his plan to dramatically remake the federal government. It included…
, 2025-04-24 19:37:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Shruti Gupta, MD, MPH, and David Leaf, MD, MMSc, of the Renal Division, Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are the first and senior authors, respectively, of a paper published in JAMA Oncology, “Intravenous Magnesium and Cisplatin-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: A Multicenter Cohort Study.” In this…
, 2025-04-25 07:01:00 This reminder follows updates to product information and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance for short-acting beta 2 agonists (SABAs), including salbutamol and terbutaline, which are used to relieve sudden asthma symptoms such as chest tightness, wheezing, coughing and breathlessness. Patients are advised to continue using their daily…
, 2025-04-25 07:22:00 Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) continue to skyrocket in popularity as both approved and off-label treatments for weight loss. However, their widespread use raises significant concerns about their potential impact on people with eating disorders (EDs), which are prevalent worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, 14 million people globally…
, 2025-04-25 06:57:00 A dinner without chicken feels incomplete for many. Known for its protein-packed benefits, especially for muscle building and energy, chicken has long been a staple for many, particularly those hitting the gym. However, new research cautions that regularly eating chicken may put you at an increased risk of dying from gastrointestinal cancers….
Josh Friedman , 2025-04-24 12:32:00 April 24, 2025 5 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We were unable to process…
Megan Molteni, J. Emory Parker, and Jonathan Wosen , 2025-04-24 18:43:00 Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach Megan on Signal at mmolteni.13. The National Institutes of Health has scaled back its…
, 2025-04-25 06:39:00 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, arrives at Reinlander Mennonite Church after a second measles death, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. Credit: AP Photo/Annie Rice Tennessee health officials confirmed a measles outbreak on Thursday, bringing the number of U.S. states with outbreaks to 10. Nearly a…
, 2025-04-25 03:03:00 Guilt and shame – not hope for recovery – are among the most common reasons terminally ill cancer patients continue with minimally beneficial treatments at the end of life, according to Rutgers researchers. “In the United States, advanced illness care is enveloped in a set of moralized social attitudes around ‘fighting’ and…
, 2025-04-25 06:03:00 TOPLINE: Radiologic imaging identified unexpected findings in nearly half of high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) cases, which led to changes in clinical management for 47%, in a retrospective cohort study. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of 394 tumors from 260 patients with invasive cSCC at the Cleveland Clinic between 1997…
W. Lloyd Clark, MD; Michela Cimberle , 2025-04-24 13:28:00 April 24, 2025 3 min watch Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We…
Usha Lee McFarling , 2025-04-24 18:44:00 It’s hard to remember all the earthshaking decisions and events that have transpired with unprecedented speed in the first few months of the Trump administration. We’re tracking, day by day, what’s happened in the worlds of science and health. Key Legal action Covid DEI and LGBTQ+ Executive action Funding…
, 2025-04-24 20:02:00 Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study published in BMC Nutrition demonstrates that providing medically tailored meals (MTM) to patients with heart failure (HF) and malnutrition risk following hospital discharge significantly improves their nutritional status and keeps hospital readmission rates well below local and national averages. The study compared the impact of delivering…
, 2025-04-25 03:06:00 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents the most prevalent malignancy in Egypt and globally. However, non-invasive diagnostic/prognostic biomarkers for early detection of HCC are still lacking. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are one of the promising biomarkers. They are considered stable, long-stranded non-coding RNAs in a sealed circular form held together by covalent bonds. circRNAs have…
, 2025-04-24 11:34:00 TOPLINE: Past-month binge drinking between 2021 and 2023 was higher among young adult women than among men, reversing a recent period. However, men still drank more heavily than women overall. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health that included adults aged 18…
Scott Buzby , 2025-04-24 13:52:00 April 24, 2025 3 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We were unable to process…
Elaine Chen, Adam Feuerstein, and Allison DeAngelis , 2025-04-24 19:00:00 Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is also a co-host of the weekly biotech podcast The Readout Loud and author of the newsletter Adam’s Biotech Scorecard. You can reach…
, 2025-04-24 21:10:00 Credit: CC0 Public Domain Bad habits such as smoking, heavy drinking and lack of exercise must be tackled as early as possible to boost the odds of a happy and healthy old age. That is the message of a new study, published in the Annals of Medicine, that found smoking and other…
, 2025-04-25 03:37:00 Background and objectives Huo Xue Tong Luo Capsule (HXTL) has been clinically used to treat osteonecrosis of the femoral head, osteoporosis, and other bone and joint diseases with promising effects. Our previous study has shown that HXTL can promote osteogenesis in mesenchymal stem cells by inhibiting lncRNA-Miat expression through histone modifications. However,…
, 2025-04-24 11:38:00 Since 2019, the number of people in the United States using psilocybin has gone up sharply, which lines up with when some states began to decriminalize the hallucinogenic chemical found in “magic mushrooms.” Psilocybin use increased across all age groups, with the largest uptick seen in young adults and older adults. With…
, 2025-04-24 15:15:00 New York-based Healthee, a healthcare benefits navigation platform, announced an oversubscribed $50 million Series B funding raise led by Key1 Capital. Existing investors Group11, Fin Capital and Glilot Capital Partners also participated in the round. The company said in a statement that it did not formally launch the raise but rather was…
Shawn M. Carter , 2025-04-24 14:19:00 April 24, 2025 2 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We were unable to…
Elizabeth Cooney , 2025-04-25 00:59:00 Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. On Monday, the groundbreaking Women’s Health Initiative announced that the federal contracts funding the study’s 40 regional centers would end with the fiscal year. But on Thursday a federal official said the Department of Health…
, 2025-04-24 22:30:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Most people living in cities in low- and middle-income countries can reach primary care clinics within 30 minutes—yet average quality of care remains poor with clinicians failing to make correct diagnoses or implement appropriate treatments, new studies reveal. The costs of providing services vary significantly and while most…
, 2025-04-25 02:02:00 If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a graph worth? For doctors trying to determine whether a patient’s blood pressure is within normal range, the answer may depend on the type of graph they’re looking at. A new study from the University of Missouri highlights how different graph…